Recipe ratios

This task is about writing ratios in their simplest form.

A chef is following some recipes for baked goods.

For each question, write down the ratio of ingredients in its simplest form.

 

A ratio is in its simplest form when it uses the smallest possible whole numbers.
Example:  4 : 2 in its simplest form is 2 : 1
 
a)

 

 
The ratio of flour to butter in a batch of cookies is 10 : 4.
 
Write this ratio in its simplest form. ________ : ________
 
b)

 

In the raspberry tarts, there are 2 cups of flour to \(1 \over 2\) a cup of jam.
 
Write the ratio of flour to jam in its simplest form. ________ : ________
 
c)

 

The bread rolls have \(1 \over 3\) of a cup of butter to \(3 \over 4\) of a cup of sugar. 
 
Write the ratio of butter to sugar in its simplest form. ________ : ________
 
d)

 

The fruit bread has \(1 \over 3\) of a cup of sugar to 1 cup of raisins to 2 cups of flour.
 
Write the ratio of sugar to raisins to flour in its simplest form.
 
________ : ________ : ________
 
e)

 

The muffins have 1\(1 \over 2\) cups of flour to \(1 \over 2\) a cup of milk to \(2 \over 3\) of a cup of cheese.
 
Write the ratio of flour to milk to cheese in its simplest form.
 
________ : ________ : ________